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LA TOURISM BOARD:

Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of having a NHL record-breaking season. And it may not be the kind of NHL record-breaking season you are thinking about.

That's right, Alex Ovechkin is only 6 goals and 3 minuses away from setting the record for the most goals scored in a NHL season with the lowest Plus/Minus. The current record holder is Mike Bullard in 1983-84 with 51 goals scored and a -33 for a Pittsburgh Penguins team that went 16-58-6 and was the worst team in the NHL. Oh and that just happened to be the season before a certain franchise-changing player was available in the draft.

I know that people don't think +/- is a meaningful stat anymore... but I mean come on... seriously... have you ever seen a potential Rocket Richard Trophy winner with as bad a +/- as the one Alex Ovechkin has this season?

Oh, I guess you have.

That's right, since the introduction of the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2007-08, which recognizes the leading goal scorer in the NHL, only one player's +/- has been below -10... Rick Nash in 2003-04 at -35.

And that's another minus, Nash.

What Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of doing is truly historic. So I hope you'll join me as he races to the end of the season in an effort to be the best/worst goal scorer of all-time!!!

As created by Jesse Cohen from All The Kings Men Podcast... The Moulson Index™ highlights an opposing player from tonights game who has the opportunity to score against his former employer, the LA Kings. Tonight's Moulson Index Spotlight is:

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